The Qajar dynasty of Iran, which originated from the Qajar tribe in northern Iran (which belongs to the Turkmen in modern times), was founded by the tribal leader at the time, Aga ? Muhammad? The dynasty founded by the Khan.

Aga? Muhammad Khan spent his early years as a hostage in the court of Karim Khan, the ruler of the Sand dynasty (1750-1794). In 1779 Karim Khan died, Agha? Muhammad fled to the northern strongholds, and took advantage of the fact that the descendants of the Sand dynasty were fighting each other for the throne to expand his power. In 1794 he conquered Kerman and ruled the major provinces of Iran. In 1796, he was crowned King of Iran and built Tehran.

From 1794 to the present, the Qajar dynasty has been passed down for 126 years and has gone through seven kings. And now the king is the seventh king, and most likely the last king of the Qajar dynasty, Ahmed? Sand...

This is a king who looks a little chubby, but at the same time is not very energetic.

In fact, there is a certain strange reason for his accession to the throne, that is, because his father, the previous king, was ousted. It was only after his father was driven away that Ahmad became king.

Merely...

Due to a variety of reasons, the Qajar dynasty's control over the entire territory of Iran was not very strong, especially after Ahmed's accession to the throne, the Qajar dynasty's control over Iran was limited to the capital Tehran and some surrounding areas.

As for the rest of the region, it was either the British sphere of influence, or the Russians, or it was completely out of control.

All in all. Today's Qajar dynasty is more of an ornament, with little to no rights to speak of. Even when it came to the Anglo-Russian war against the Turks on Iranian territory, they did not have the slightest solution. All they can do. That is, like the former Qing Dynasty, do not express any opinions.

Of course, this kind of thing will definitely cause a great reaction in Iran. At least the Iranians are extremely annoyed by this.

Although the Qajar Dynasty was helpless in this regard, there was nothing they could do, and it was also for this reason that the Qajar Dynasty continued to lose the hearts of the people. If not, a year later. Reza? It is impossible for Khan to use only one infantry brigade, but only 3,000 troops successfully staged a coup d'état, you know. Reza? Khan's infantry brigade consisted of only eighteen machine guns. And in the Wehrmacht, even an infantry battalion has more than just such machine guns.

However, at the end of the First World War, due to the collapse of Tsarist Russia, Russia's original influence in the north had largely disappeared. This gave Ahmed a chance.

After the collapse of Russia. Ahmad managed to take over the territories that the Russians had to give up, and the Qajar dynasty began to expand its sphere of influence into northern Iran. Although there are still many tribes there who do not obey the orders of the Qajar dynasty, at least Ahmet has enjoyed his rights as a king!

There is such a thing as rights, but it's very addictive...

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"Your Majesty, at present in the northern part of our territory one-fifth of the tribes are willing to offer our allegiance, but there are still some who are still wavering. And then there are a few..."

Standing in the palace, a minister was telling Ahmet about the current situation.

As a result of the collapse of Tsarist Russia. As a result of the vacuum in northern Iran, Ahmad took advantage of the situation to reclaim a lot of territory. This also gives Ahmed a certain amount of power, at least the ministers below can pay more or less attention to him when facing him.

On the other hand, Ahmed's predicament has not changed.

First of all, without the Russians, Ahmet could have expanded his influence directly to the north, but on the other hand. Without the Russians, the British in the south would have no checks and balances. And one of the reasons why the British let Iran go in the first place was that they needed to have a buffer zone with Russia...

Now that Russia is gone, is there still a need for the buffer zone?

If Britain really intends to turn Iran into its colony, I am afraid that the current Qajar dynasty has little resistance.

Of course...

Because of the First World War, the British were also deeply traumatized, so they may not be able to move north in a short period of time. However, if he did advance north―――――― then Ahmet would need to have some resistance before the British could advance north, which is one reason why Ahmet was eager to bring northern Iran back into his pocket.

It's just that...

The reconquest was not easy, at least in northern Iran, where a large number of tribes were unwilling to submit to Ahmad. After all, the Qajar dynasty had lost its northern territories for some time, and it was not easy to get the northern tribes, accustomed to the Russians, to resubmit to a dynasty that did not have much power.

So far, only about one-fifth of the tribes are willing to submit to Ahmet, and about one-fifth are swaying to see how Ahmet's table is doing, and as for the rest...

Naturally, needless to say, all of them are diehards!

Anyway, it is very difficult to make them submit to a dynasty with little strength, and this has become the most troublesome thing for Ahmed at the moment.

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"It's a headache...", touching his forehead, Ahmet said with a headache.

He really couldn't understand why those people just didn't want to surrender to him. Don't they understand that with the demise of Tsarist Russia, Iran is now facing a great crisis. If we had not united the forces of the whole of Iran earlier, it is very likely that the current Iran would become the next India or Afghanistan.

And this is something that Ahmad absolutely does not want to see, after all, the last king is not very good.

What's more, he has just tasted power. Naturally, he is unwilling to give up the current one...

right, but it's addictive...

What's more, along with the power, there is also wealth, food and beautiful women...

Arguably. As long as you have the right, you can almost get a qiē in this world...

Just when Ahmet was still having a headache, a general on the side reminded him with some worry. "It's not just the tribes in the north, we have other problems to worry about right now..."

With that, the general looked at Ahmet and continued. "Your Majesty, the rule of the Chinese in Central Asia has become more and more solid. We have to be vigilant, in case they intend to be like the Russians, then ......... No. Considering their appearance in the annexation of Russian territory, I'm afraid..."

At this point, the general did not go on, but almost all those present knew what he meant. No way. In the process of annexing Tsarist Russia. China's greed for land has shocked too many people.

Although China had annexed only two-thirds of Tsarist Russia's territory at that time, those two-thirds of its territory was already almost larger than most countries in the world.

Even Australia, which claims to be the size of a continent as a country, is not as big as Siberia, so one can imagine how shocked they would be when they learned that China had swallowed two territories in Siberia and Central Asia at once.

In the past, Chinese rule in Central Asia was not very stable, so Ahmad did not need to worry about this for the time being. But now...

Just thinking about this, Ahmed's head hurt again.

After all, he has just tasted the preciousness of power. I really don't want to give up the power in my hands to others.

However, after hearing the general's words, the minister on the side shook his head slightly, and then retorted softly. "I don't think so, the reason why the Russians didn't swallow us in one bite was because of the existence of the British, and now they are being wary of the British, and their rule in Siberia and Central Asia may not be very secure, could it be that they really dare to risk provoking the British to invade us..."

At this point, the minister paused slightly, and then continued.

"More importantly, the reason why the British kept our presence was to give their colonies in India a buffer zone, so that neither the Russians nor anyone else could pose a threat to their colonies in India. If the Chinese really try to annex us, the British will definitely not sit idly by..."

The minister understands this, and this is indeed the case. After all, with the example of Russia, I am afraid that no one will dare to ignore it, especially for the British.

And even Chinese people may find it difficult to ignore the attitude of the British.

After all, Britain is the most powerful country in the world, and China is just beginning to rejuvenate. But even so, the Iranians in the royal palace were still full of jealousy.

After all, in the past, China, like Iran, was a chaotic, poor, semi-colonial country, but overnight, China suddenly rose to become a powerful country on an equal footing with the great powers.

Not long ago, in particular, they swallowed in one fell swoop two-thirds of the territory of Russia, which had been a powerful force over their heads for many years.

One can imagine how unwilling these Iranians will be after looking at China and then at themselves.

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Although what the minister said seemed to have some truth, after a moment of silence, the general couldn't help but retort.

"Still, have you ever thought about the fact that China's territory is now extremely vast, almost across Europe and Asia, but it is an enclave in the Middle East. And if the Chinese want to connect with the territory in the Middle East, there are only two options, one of which is to go from Eastern Europe, occupy the territory of Soviet Russia in Eastern Europe, and then go south to the Caucasus and Turkey, and the other is..."

With that, the general was already shivering.

And after hearing the general's words, whether it was the minister or Ahmed. It can even be said that the people in the entire palace can't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Undoubtedly, the other path is clearly Iran.

After all, it is now held between China's territory in Central Asia and the territory of the Middle East. It's just Iran, as long as you can swallow Iran in one gulp, then the rest will naturally not be a problem.

For this reason alone, it is enough for the Chinese to take action against Iran.

Of course, the Chinese can also choose the path of Soviet Russia, but the entire Soviet Russia has almost five million troops. None of the previous intervening armies of the major powers could defeat Soviet Russia, and it was impossible for the Chinese to abandon such an easy opponent as Iran. But he went to deal with Soviet Russia.

Well, the best target that the Chinese can choose is undoubtedly Iran ...

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After the general's words were finished. The entire palace fell silent.

Whether it was several other generals or ministers, their faces were ugly.

Just let them figure out a way...

There were few people present who could come up with a solution. It's not because they don't have the ability to sit in this position. And how many people are powerless? But the crux of the matter is. Do they have the strength, or the capital...

That's right, the cost, this can be said to be extremely important...

No matter how many ideas they have in their minds, they are useless if they don't have the capital.

Just like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang, no matter how powerful Zhuge Liang was in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in the end, he was chased by Cao Cao. fled all the way to Liu Qi, and finally defeated Cao Cao with the help of Eastern Wu.

And the reason why Zhou Yu was able to defeat Cao Cao. In addition to its own outstanding ability, the most important point is Soochow's own strength. Compared with Liu Bei, who was only left running at that time, Dongwu's strength was obviously much stronger. And this also gave Zhou Yu the possibility of defeating Cao Cao.

If this weren't the case, even Mei Zhoulang would obviously have no way to turn the tide of the battle.

This is like Zhuge Liang, no matter how good his ability is, it is useless for Liu Bei to have no strength―――――― then again, Zhuge Liang is almost the same as a demon in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but in today's words, it seems to be very hacked 0-0

In addition, Yan Shao has always been curious about the question of whether Liu Qi died of natural illness or what happened

It's no wonder that Yan Shao is curious, after all, the time of Liu Qi's death in history is too coincidental, just after the Battle of Chibi ended and Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou. At that time, Liu Qi could be said to be the only person who might pose a threat to Liu Bei, but he died at that time, which was really too coincidental...

Of course, there are some people who will definitely not be like this, after all, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness are still very famous, and Liu Qi just died early―――――― although he died by coincidence.

"In the short term, the Chinese should not turn their attention to our side..."

After a period of silence, a minister couldn't help but ask.

But there was no one in the audience who could answer his question. After all, no one is sure about this problem, especially one point, Britain suffered heavy casualties in the recent war, and the losses were very large, so everyone present can be sure that Britain will not make any moves in the short term, but what about China...

Although Iran is a weak country, it also has some diplomatic relations with China.

Another point is that they also have a certain amount of intelligence in China.

Therefore, I know very well the strength of China today, although Ahmad can now control an army of almost 10,000 people, but it is too small compared to China.

After all, China today has the capacity to mobilize more than 10 million people, and even the standing army has more than 2 million people. Even a tenth of the troops are drawn from it, which Iran cannot afford today...

And if Britain suffered a lot of damage in World War I, then China's situation is obviously much stronger. Because throughout the First World War, China certainly suffered great losses, but compared with the losses, China gained more than the losses.

In fact, in the entire European war, China can be said to be the rare beneficiary of almost all countries.

If it weren't for this war, China might not even have the strength it has now.

It is also for this reason that, compared to Britain, which needs to lick its wounds, China can send troops to fight at any time, even if it is an expedition.

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Deathly silence...

This is the situation in the palace today...

While everyone was in silence in the palace, not knowing what to say, a guard from outside suddenly walked in, and after saluting the king and his ministers, he looked at Ahmed, who was sitting on the throne. Sha said.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese ambassador has just come and hopes to visit you, saying that there are some things I want to discuss with you in detail..."

Hearing the guard's words, others don't mention it for the time being, Ahmed? Sha's face turned white suddenly.

At this moment, Ahmed is really afraid of something.

It's just that there is a new pretending to be sick, but it is afraid of angering Chinese, after all, for the current Iran, China is already an unimaginable behemoth―――――― in fact, even the original one is almost the same, after all, in all Chinese dynasties, there are really few people who were succeeded in a coup d'état with two or three thousand troops.

Even Yuan Shikai has tens of thousands of Beiyang elites in his hands, and there are even more patrol battalions. (To be continued......)